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color wheel

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color wheel
MEDIUM: POSTER COLORS

BLU
E
LE
P
R
U
P

GRE
EN
RED

Y
E
L
L
O
W

E G
AN
OR

NOTE: only names have been written digitally.


Wheel is made using poster colors
THE COLOR
THEORY
COLOR IS AN ELEMENT OF ART 1. PRIMARY
COLORS
They are used to create other
YELLOW colors. You can't create them
through mixing other colors.

OR
EN

AN
GRE

1
GE
2 2

1 1 2. SECONDARY
COLORS
BLU

They are the colors that we


RE

2 have as the result of mixing


E

two primary colors together.


PURPLE

COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
Pairs of colors that contrast with each other, more than any other color. They are
positioned opposite one another on the color wheel.

ANALOGOUS COLORS
Three or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They look very
similar and when viewed together they have a pleasing appearance.

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